Lovemyi30

Hello all,
I ordered a real medium burl dash kit off carID and it looks amazing! Super easy to install and it really livens up the interior. I hate fake wood so I splurged the extra for real wood. They also have real carbon fiber and aluminum, but I wanted the luxurious look. Check it out:

http://imgur.com/LGzlbbh
http://imgur.com/3i4z0ak
http://imgur.com/Z8YTf14

RealityCheck

Wow, almost looks factory. I was always curious how it looked but this is actually pretty nice!

JoshG

I like it, how much was it?

Lovemyi30

It was about $170, but I payed around $40 extra for real wood. My brother has the real carbon fiber one for his dodge charger but his was over $300 (!). Totally worth it in my opinion. Its built to last.

CS_AR

Nice!

bumpypickle

iTrader: (1)

I think wood grain is kind of tacky but to each his own. It does look good for a 90's interior.

Lovemyi30

To each his own, I guess. In my opinion it gives it a luxurious look. But they have carbon fiber and aluminum if youre into that.

Steinillac

sick. we gotta find you that wood grain infiniti steering wheel

Lovemyi30

Oh that would be sexy. Where would I find that?

Also, I believe a company called B&I makes custom steering wheels, but that might be pricey.

Edit: Looked it up on carID and its $280. "Hand stiched with the finest materials." Kinda pricey for me.

Steinillac

they made em for a bit, there is a member I've seen referenced for selling them. he picks them up from japan. Might be worth a WTB thread in the classifieds.

rayz336

It looks really nice! Love the look!

Lovemyi30

Thanks! Really easy to install.

maxprivate

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Looks good, post pics of the actual interior once you install it.

maxprivate

iTrader: (12)

You can get your steering wheel customized but would have to send the steering wheel out to them. Check out Craftcustoms.com. I sent mine out to them and it came out awesome.. not cheap but worth it.

What I did was buy any steering used maxima steering wheel from a junk yard maybe 50 bucks and ship it to them. I may even have my old one i can sell to you. Just Pm me.

Lovemyi30

Thanks, I didnt know that place existed. Pretty cool they do shift ***** too, mine looks like a golf club

Id splurge for it if I werent saving up for something at the moment.

martyl45

Sweet that would look nice , I'd like to replace the fake trim on mine too. Know the url?

maxprivate

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"Golf club" yea I hate the stock shifter.

I didn't know they existed either but I searched and boom! They popped up. Great customer service too. They can do anything there. The guy Carter is great.

Lovemyi30

Here you go: http://www.carid.com/1999-nissan-max...-78331792.html

That one is for the 99 maxima. I dont know what year you have but you can put in your car and it will come up. They have tons of different materials to choose from.

CarID should pay me for this!

Lovemyi30

Is it easy to remove the shifter? Id love to get a new one but I'm not sure how to remove it.

martyl45

1995. Yeah it will fit. With only 62k miles I plan on holding onto this car for quite a bit longer, so want to give it a little more class. Bose still kicking hard for its age.

Lovemyi30

People hate on Bose, but the sound system in the maxima/i30 is incredible. Im not an audiophile but I drove a new infiniti q50 and some bmws and theirs didnt even compare.

Good luck with the dash kit and take your time to make sure they're on straight, otherwise you aint getting it off.

njmaxseltd

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Good clean install!

maxprivate

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I removed my stock auto shifter and cut it down. Do some research on modifying stock auto shifter. You'll need a dremel and some cutting skills but very doable.

I added a momo shifter but ill be changing that soon. I had to grind 3 slot on the slide rod to mount the Allen screw that lock the shifter on the rod. So to shift from P N DR etc I have to push the shifter down to release then move it. It's pretty cool and my car looks like a Manuel now; I added a shift boot so unless you're looking down at the pedals you'll think it was Manuel.

Lovemyi30

Thanks, I might try that.

MetallicDeth

Damn, man I was always interested in the stuff on carid. But never bought anything because no one ever puts up any reviews. I was always really interested in the dash kits but never saw any examples either, just diagrams. Thanks! I am so going to buy a kit now.

Looks freaking sweet, man.

Lovemyi30

Thanks! I looked for pictures too but couldn't find any, so I thought I'd test it out. Looks great but I didnt use all the pieces.

RealityCheck

Did the same.